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Voters think Trump would beat Biden in 2024: Poll
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Voters think Trump would beat Biden in 2024: Poll

Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, SOURCE: Gazette.com More people believe former President Donald Trump would beat President Joe Biden in a 2024 matchup than vice versa, according to a new poll. A recent Economist-YouGov poll asked U.S. citizens to predict who would win regardless of who they preferred. Of those surveyed, 44% said Trump, 35% said Biden, and 21% didn't know. They were split down the middle regarding support, with 43% saying they were supporting Biden and 43% supporting Trump. Respondents also seemed confident about Trump's victory in the GOP primary, with 57% expecting Trump to be the Republican nominee, including 76% of Republicans. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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Trump notches commanding win in the Iowa caucuses, as DeSantis edges Haley for second place
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Trump notches commanding win in the Iowa caucuses, as DeSantis edges Haley for second place

By STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT - Associated Press | SOURCE: Colorado Politics DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that sent a resounding message that the GOP's 2024 presidential nomination is his to lose. Trump was on track to set a record for a contested Iowa Republican caucus with a margin of victory exceeding the nearly 13 percentage points that Bob Dole won by in 1988. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis finished a distant second ahead of former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. In what was expected to be a low-turnout affair, caucus-goers endured life-threatening cold and dangerous driving conditions to meet in hundreds of schools, ...
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Colorado Springs shelters nearly 900 homeless people as temperatures continue to dive
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Colorado Springs shelters nearly 900 homeless people as temperatures continue to dive

By Debbie Kelley | SOURCE: The Gazette Colorado Springs’ shelters and ad hoc warming centers accommodated nearly 900 homeless people who sought to escape Sunday night’s subzero temperatures. The 352 people that hundreds of Hope COS volunteers removed from outdoor camps and under bridges and transported to emergency overnight centers inside three local churches set a record, the organization’s founder Melissa Oskin said Monday. “It’s just about double what we had as a high before that,” she said. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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COLUMN: Management of public lands shouldn’t be for sale
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COLUMN: Management of public lands shouldn’t be for sale

By Rachel Gabel | SOURCE: THE GAZETTE The Securities Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed rule allowing for Natural Asset Companies to be traded on the NYSE is reckless and politically motivated, exactly the opposite of the purpose of the SEC. The management of public lands ought not be for sale. The SEC was created by Congress to ensure transparency, fair prices for trading, and a high degree of liquidity for traders following the 1929 Stock Market crash. The creation of NACs will harm the economy, especially in rural areas. The SEC has no authority to peddle the management of public lands. According to the proposed rule filing, NACs will be corporations that hold the rights to the ecological performance (i.e., the value of natural assets and production of ecosystem services) pro...
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New federal judge takes the bench, state Supreme Court returns for arguments
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New federal judge takes the bench, state Supreme Court returns for arguments

By Michael Karlik | SOURCE: Colorado Politics Welcome to Court Crawl, Colorado Politics' roundup of news from the third branch of government. The U.S. Senate confirmed the president's nominee to the only existing vacancy on Colorado's federal trial court, plus the state Supreme Court will return this week to hear oral arguments in six cases. From Judge Crews to Judge Crews •  Eleven months after the White House nominated him to fill a vacancy on Colorado's U.S. District Court, U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews won confirmation to a district judgeship last week by a vote of 51-48. On Friday, he was sworn in (although he'll remain in his same courtroom). READ FULL ARTICLE ON COLORADOPOLITICS.COM
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Colo GOP breaks bylaw to sway primary election. Many party members not pleased
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Colo GOP breaks bylaw to sway primary election. Many party members not pleased

SOURCE: COLORADO PEAK POLITICS Nothing triggers a Republican quicker than the suggestion of cheating, an unfair playing field, or being told what to do by The Man. Or at least it used to. Under the new regime of Colorado GOP chairman Dave Williams, party bosses have now decided for us who we must vote for in the Republican presidential primary. The Central Committee on Sunday abandoned the party’s revered history of remaining neutral in primary races and decided for us that Donald Trump should win and we should just do what they say and vote for him. Screw our own free will. It’s not clear how many of the 400 central committee members tuned in to an online Zoom meeting to cast their ballots, but the measure to endorse Trump passed with 65% of the vote, reports Colorado ...
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Eastern Plains was ignored by disaster declaration, legislator says
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Eastern Plains was ignored by disaster declaration, legislator says

When a disaster declaration was issued by Gov. Jared Polis, related to extreme winter weather conditions, it failed to recognize the impacts on communities and residents of the Eastern Plains, a letter authored by Southeast Colorado Republican Rep. Ty Winter reads. The same storm system which impacted residents in other areas of the state dumped heavy snow on the sparsely populated Eastern Plains and stretched resources to their extent, the letter indicates. “Over the last 10 days, the Eastern Plains in Colorado have endured severe weather and blizzard conditions. Colorado’s farmers, livestock producers and rural families were faced with single-digit, below-zero temperatures, and other life-threatening conditions,” a letter from four legislators begins. The letter, dated Jan. 12, ...
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Air Force Academy graduate and Miss Colorado wins Miss America
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Air Force Academy graduate and Miss Colorado wins Miss America

By Mary Shinn | SOURCE: Denver Gazette Air Force Academy graduate and Miss Colorado Madison Marsh won Miss America Sunday night, making her the first active-duty Air Force officer to hold the title.  Marsh said in a previous interview with The Gazette that while some might see a conflict between military service and pageantry, the values of education, leadership and service are clear in both. "I think for a lot of little young girls, maybe the way that pageantry is portrayed in the media, they wouldn't expect someone also puts on the uniform at the same time," she said. READ FULL ARTICLE ON GAZETTE.COM
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Rand Paul claims Fauci ‘should be in prison’ over COVID ‘dishonesty’
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Rand Paul claims Fauci ‘should be in prison’ over COVID ‘dishonesty’

By Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner | SOURCE: The Gazette Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said on Sunday that Dr. Anthony Fauci “should go to prison” for his “dishonesty” regarding how he handled the COVID-19 pandemic as the nation’s chief medical adviser.  Paul, a former ophthalmologist, made the comments in an appearance on WABC 770 AM’s The Cats Roundtable while rehashing his differences with Fauci on the pandemic’s origins and the latter’s transparency with Congress.  “For his dishonesty, frankly, he should go to prison. Do you think the scientific knowledge that was gained from this research was worth the deaths of 20 million people?” Paul told host John Catsimatidis of Fauci. “If you lie to Congress, and you’re dishonest, and you won’t accept  ...
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Colorado Celebrating 40 Years Of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Colorado Celebrating 40 Years Of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

SOURCE: THELOBBY-CO.COM Denver's celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday stands out as a unique and significant event in the country. With approximately 60,000 attendees, it is the largest celebration of King's life outside of his hometown of Atlanta. This annual parade and march, known as the "marade," has become a powerful symbol of unity and remembrance. The term "marade" was coined by former state lawmaker Wilma Webb, who combined the words parade and march to capture the essence of this event. Webb played a crucial role in ensuring that King received recognition in Colorado on his birthday. Initially, her efforts to pass a bill in the state legislature to recognize King's birthday were unsuccessful. It was only after President Ronald Reagan declared it a nati...
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